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Orbis Books: Thomas Berry: A Book of Hours

By Robert Ellsberg | December 1, 2025
“We come here to begin to relieve an ancient wrong. We wish especially to restore to this Earth its ancient joy. For while much of what we have done is beyond healing, there is a resilience throughout the land that only awaits its opportunity to flourish once again with something of its ancient splendor.”   — Thomas Berry The work o...
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Orbis Books: Dorothy Day

By Robert Ellsberg | March 3, 2025
Orbis Books Publisher Robert Ellsberg shares a preview of a book he edited, Dorothy Day: Spiritual Writings.
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Everyday Sacred, Everywhere Beauty

By Robert Ellsberg | December 2, 2024
Orbis Publisher Robert Ellsberg previews Everyday Sacred, Everywhere Beauty on the contemplative life by the late Benedictine Sister Mary Lou Kownacki.
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Vessels of Love

By Robert Ellsberg | September 3, 2024
Beloved spiritual writer Joyce Rupp explores spirituality of aging in her recent work, Vessels of Love, published by Maryknoll’s Orbis Books.
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Orbis Books: Soul Brothers

By Robert Ellsberg | June 3, 2024
Soul Brothers: Men in the Bible Speak to Men Today, by Richard Rohr, is featured in a preview in Maryknoll magazine Summer 2024.
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An image from Kathy Coffey’s new book "A Generous Lap: A Spirituality of Grandparenting"

Orbis Books: A Generous Lap

By Robert Ellsberg | December 4, 2023
Orbis Books’ Robert Ellsberg previews Kathy Coffey’s new book “A Generous Lap: A Spirituality of Grandparenting” for someone you love.
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